Robert Newton

Robert Newton was born on Jun 01, 1905 in UK. Robert Newton's big-screen debut came with Fire Over England directed by William K. Howard in 1937, strarring Don Pedro. Robert Newton is known for The Adventures of Long John Silver directed by Lee Sholem, Robert Newton stars as Capt. Long John Silver and Connie Gilchrist as Purity Pinker. The upcoming new tvshow Robert Newton plays is The Adventures of Long John Silver - Season 1 which will be released on Jul 07, 1958.

Robert Newton was one of the great character actors -- and great characters -- of the British cinema, best remembered today for playing Long John Silver in L'ile au trésor (1950) and its sequel in 1954. His portrayal of Long John Silver and of Barbe-Noire le pirate (1952) created a persona that was so indelible that his vocal intonations created the paradigm for scores of people who want to "Talk Like a Pirate." The performance overshadows Newton's legacy, which is based on many first-rate performances in such movies as Heureux mortels (1944), Huit heures de sursis (1947) and Oliver Twist (1948), where his Bill Sykes is truly chilling. Oliver Reed, who played Sykes in the Oscar-winning movie musical Oliver! (1968) was influenced by Newton.